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LaLou

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LaLou Canoe
by John Steib

Obedience lessons for your canoe, tandem or solo, that’s what La Louisiane Canoe Symposium is all about. La Lou to most, is an open canoe symposium for any level, beginner to advanced. It usually consists of about 12 to 14 instructors and 40 to 50 students and is held in Louisiana at the beginning of April at a private group camp which features bunkhouses, a dining hall, and private pond. La Lou 06 will be on March 31, April 1 & 2, 2006. Unfortunately camping is not allowed but the bunkhouse rate is the same as a campsite in the nearby State Park and camping gear does not have to be hauled across the country. The food issue is conveniently handled at an on site mess hall and anyone who has attended will testify that the food is very good. Full breakfasts, and real Cajun cuisine are featured ( that means not overly hot as some seem to believe). We usually have a music jam around a campfire ring on Sat. night.

We have a lot of fun, but the main emphasis is instruction.
Orientation, class assignments, and introductions are held after Friday supper. The classes are 3 hours each on Sat. morning, again that afternoon, and Sunday morning. We meet great paddlers from all over the world, eat well, and learn a lot. The first Freestyle Development Workshop was held on this site in 1992, so 2006 will make 14 years of instruction there.

For details go to the website at laloucanoe.com